Areas of Interest
Brain-Machine Interfacing, functional electrical stimulation, neural prostheses, and computational intelligence.

Education
Doctoral Program, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with minor in Psychology
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 2004.

Research
PhD Dissertation
Controlling two independent dimensions of control from muscle and brain signals using one subdermal electrode for control of an upper extremity FES system.

M. S. Project
A discrete mode switch for improved control of an FES system.

Research Experience
Research Assistant (2000-2001)
Psychobiology research of the Vagus nerve
Department of Psychology, Purdue University.

NSF Research Experience for Undergraduate Fellow (2003-2004)
Using fMRI to research the visual processing mechanisms of the brain
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky.

Research Assistant (2002-2004)
Auditory prostheses evaluation and design
Department of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University.

Teaching Experience
- EBME 201: Physiology-Biophysics I
- EBME 202: Physiology-Biophysics II
- ENGR 225: Thermo, Fluids, Heat and Mass Transport

Academic and Professional Honors
- NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants Pre-Doctoral Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University, 2006 – current.
- Case Prime fellowship: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2004-2005.
- NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Fellowship: Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky, 2003.
- BMES Travel Award for Undergraduates: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, 2003.

Extracurricular Involvement
- Graduate Student Association Faculty Representative, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2006-current)
- Graduate Student Association Intramural Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University (2005-2006)
- President of Purdue chapter of BMES (2004)

Publications
- Joseph, J.E., Powell, D., Andersen, A.H., Bhatt, R.S., Dunlap, M., Foldes, S.T., Forman, E., Hardy, P.A., Steinmetz, N., Zhang, Z. 2006. "fMRI in alert, behaving monkeys: An adaptation of the human infant familiarization novelty preference procedure." Journal of Neuroscience Methods 157(1): 10-24.
- Bhadra, N., Lahowetz, E., Foldes, S.T., Kilgore, K.L. 2007. "Simulation of high-frequency sinusoidal electrical block of mammalian myelinated axons." Journal of Computational Neuroscience, In Publication.

Abstracts and Presentations
- Fox, E.A., Byerly, M., Jones, S., Boynton, M., Foldes, S.T., Powely, T.L. 2001. Loss of Vagal IGLE-Type Mechanoreceptors from the Small Intestine in Neurotrophin-4 Deficient Mice Disrupts Short-Term Satiety. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Laflen, J.B., Talavage, T., Svirsky, M., Foldes, S.T., Lee, F. 2004. Are Noise-Bands an Adequate Acoustic Model of Intra-Cochlear Electrical Stimulation? Analysis of the Perceptual Coding of the Noise-Band in the Human Auditory System. Abstracts of the 27th MidWinter Meeting, Assoc. for Research in Otolaryngology, #253, p. 85.
- Gathers, A., Bhatt, R., Corbley, C., Farley, A., Foldes, S.T., Joseph, J.E. A developmental fMRI investigation of the neural correlates of object and face recognition. 2004. Human Brain Mapping, Budapest, Hungary.
- Joseph, J.E., Powell, D., Anderson, A., Bhatt, R., Dunlop, M., Foldes, S.T., Forman, E., Hardy, P., Steinmetz, N., Zhang, Z. 2005 fMRI of novelty detection in alert, behaviorally naïve rhesus monkeys. Cognitive Neuroscience Meeting, New York, New York.
- Muralidharan, A., Foldes, S.T., Taylor, D.M. 2005. Identifying intended movement states with EEG for more effective control of Functional Electrical Stimulation systems with post-stroke subjects. NIND Workshop, Washington DC.
- Joseph, J.E., Powell, D., Anderson, A., Bhatt, R., Dunlop, M., Foldes, S.T., Forman, E., Hardy, P., Steinmetz, N., Zhang, Z. 2005. fMRI Adaptation in Freely Viewing Monkeys Correlates with Behavioral Adaptation. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
- Taylor, D.M., Cowan, T., Muralidharan, A., Foldes, S.T., Apanius, M. 2005. Strategies for Restoring Reach and Grasp by Thought. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
- Muralidharan, A., Chae, J., Foldes, S.T., Taylor, D.M. 2005. Evaluating EEG Signals as a Command Source for a Hand Neuroprosthesis in People with Chronic Hemiparesis after Stroke. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
- Foldes, S.T., Muralidharan, A., Cornwell, A., Taylor, D.M. 2005. Identifying Discrete States for Control of Brain-Machine Interfaces. Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
- Muralidharan, A., Foldes, S.T., Chae, J., Taylor, D.M. 2006. Functional Electrical Stimulation as a rehabilitative tool post stroke. Regional Asian Stroke Congress & First Indian Stroke Association Congress, Chennai, TN, India.
- Foldes, S.T., Taylor, D.M. 2006. A Discrete Mode Switch for more Effective Control of FES. Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Lectures, Cleveland, OH.
- Muralidharan, A., Chae, J., Foldes, S.T., Taylor, D.M. 2006. Evaluating EEG signals as a command source for a hand neuroprosthesis in people with chronic hemiparesis after stroke. Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation Lectures, Cleveland, OH.
- Taylor, D.M., Carey, H., Chadwick, E., Cornwell, A., Cowan, T., Foldes, S.T., Kirsch, R., Marathe, A. 2006. Assessing Different Cortical Recording/Decoding Methods for Control of a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Upper-Limb Neuroprosthesis. Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA.